Top 5 Facts About 150cc Aprilia Bikes

Quick Facts About 150cc Aprilia Bikes: Aprilia RS 150 and Tuono 150 shocked everyone with their surprise entry at Auto Expo 2018. Both the machines are based on the same platform but carries different design language for pleasing different riding styles. Here are five must know facts about the upcoming 150cc Aprilia duo.

Top 5 Facts | 150cc Aprilia Bikes

# Design & Style | Replicas of 1000cc Aprilia Sport Bikes

The design is highly or you can say purely inspired from the liter class Aprilia RSV4 and Tuono 1100. The scaled versions look perfect and deal with both sport and street bike lovers of India. Aprilia RS 150 is a perfect R15 rival while Tuono 150 comes with huge front fascia and exposed engine bay.

# Engine & Gearbox | Decent Amount of Power & Torque

Aprilia combo comes with a powerful 150cc, single cylinder, liquid cooled and fuel injected motor producing 18 HP at 10,000 rpm and 14 Nm at 7,500 rpm. This makes it the second most powerful option after Yamaha R15 Version 3.0. As they have not revealed the weight for both these bikes, power to weight ratio can still surprise us.

# Safety & Brakes | Comes with Standard 2-Channel ABS

Dual Channel ABS comes as standard on Aprilia RS 150 and Tuono 150. Unlike other bikes with optional single channel ABS, Aprilia will use dual channel unit through its 300mm front and 218mm rear disc. It will surely raise the pricing by some extent.

Aprilia RS 150

# Equipment | Dual Discs, USD Forks & Quick-Shifter

If Aprilia brings Upside Down forks as standard on both these models, this would make them the segment first options to carry such impressive performance enhancing feature. Setup of suspension is also expected to stay more track focused on Aprilia RS 150.

An optional quick-shifter on both these bikes would mean pro level track spec riding experience for the buyers. It saves time between gear shifts and results in better use of the gearbox potential. Even the faired front section of Tuono 150 will help buyers stay away from wind blast.

# Launch Details & Expected Price

As of now, Aprilia has not announced anything officially regarding the launch of RS 150 & Tuono 150 in India. Both sport bikes are expected to launch in India by the end of this year or early 2019.

Aprilia will manufacture these 2 bikes in India, so we can expect aggressive price tags for both the bikes. RS 150 would be priced around INR 1.35-1.40 lakhs and Tuono 150 @ INR 1.20-1.25 lakhs (ex-showroom).